P ic i an ,aiil 1 ONEliUNDREDTWENTYTEEYEARSOFl 0ORD ~ . X Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November'13, 2012 HONORING VETERANS UNIVE RSIT Y ADMINIST RA TION Coleman: Campaign to launch next all F s REGENTS PREVIEW For $6M, the Big House could get a fresh paint job B The upcom fall, U Sue Co Monda Cole is plan majorf ing fal windoN paign in billi project campt The last Un ran bet raised ty's ini was $2 Unli draisin campa less on ocus to be on tion of University buildings and more on endowed scholarships cholarships, and academic opportunities for students and faculty. Coleman's academics personal initiatives, such as sus- tainability and entrepreneurship, y PETER SHAHIN will strongly factor into the cam- Daily Staff Reporter paign's goals. "We haven't set any date firm- University will launch its ly, but we're planning for and ing capital campaign next talking about it," Coleman said on niversity President Mary Monday. leman said in an interview She added that the campaign y. will likely take advantage of man said the University its overlap with the impending ning to commence its next bicentennial of the University in fundraising initiative dur- 2017. 1 2013. While the launch "It's a wonderful opportunity," w is tentative, the cam- Coleman said. "We'll be having at could potentially bring least a year, maybe 18 months, of ons of dollars to support celebrations for the 200th anni- :s and initiatives across versary, and so tying the cam- s. paign to those celebrations is a Michigan Difference, the tremendous opportunity for the iversity capital campaign, University. I expect the two will tween 2004 and 2008 and be linked." $3.2 billion. The Universi- Coleman has previously stated tial goal for the campaign she will retire from her role as .5 billion. University president in 2014 and ke the previous fun- therefore will not directly lead g drive, the upcoming the bicentennial celebrations. ign is expected to focus However;since fundraisingcam- construction and renova- See CAMPAIGN, Page 3 Board to also vote on upgrades to Earl. V Moore bldg. By PETER SHAHIN DailyStaffReporter At its monthly meeting on Thursday, the University's Board of Regents is set to approve a host of renovation projects across campus, rang- ing from minor structural and maintenance needs to large- scale renovations of iconic campus buildings. Among upgrades the board will consider is the mainte- nance of existing structures at Michigan Stadium, the Wil- liam L. Clements Library, the basement of the College of Pharmacy, the North Campus Research Complex and a tunnel along South University Avenue that serves the Central Campus power plant. Michigan Stadium, built in 1927, is in need of $6 million in* paint and maintenance work, Timothy Slottow, the Univer- sity's executive vice president and chief financial officer, wrote in a communication to the regents. He added that enlargements to the stadium in 1948, 1998 and 2010 have weakened and corroded exist- ing steel girders that are now in need of repair or replace- ment. See BIG HOUSE, Page 3 FACULTY GOVERNANCE SACUA inquires into increase i grievances filed by 'U' faculty SPECIAL VISITORS Group-seeks increased faculty representation on N search committees ByAUSTEN HUFFORD Daily StaffReporter An uptick in the number of faculty complaints filed under the University's grievance pro- cedure this year led to concern among faculty members at Mon- day's senate Advisory Com- mittee on University Affairs meeting. Under the procedure, which was approved in April 2011, Uni- versity faculty have filed at most one complaint in an academic year. The program serves as a tool for faculty to raise issues with the administration of aca- demic units and their leader- ship. The three grievances filed already this year prompted speculation at Monday's meet- ing about whether the increase in the incidence of little-used procedure is an aberration or a sign of unrest among faculty. Social Work Associate Prof. Karen Staller, SACUA vice chair and the faculty grievance moni- tor, said it is unclear whether this increase is an anomaly or the start of a trend. At their weekly meeting, SACUA members also discussed a model for appointing faculty members to executive search committees, such as the search for the next University presi- dent, and methods of alleviating low attendance at the organiza- tion's gatherings. In a typical year, there are zero complaints filed by faculty, but so far this year, there have been three. Social Work Associ- ate Prof. Karen Staller, SACUA vice chair and the faculty griev- ance monitor, said it is unclear whether this increase is an anomaly or the start of a trend. The model faculty griev- ance procedure was adopted See GRIEVANCES, Page 3 Morgan Tall, a patient at the C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital, jokes with Michigan football players Joe Reynolds and Craig Roh outside of the hospital's family center on Monday. AROUND ANN ARBOR Website hopes to simplify search for A housing Student-launched site draws 500 visitors in first day By LYDIA KOEHN For the Daily Students still scrambling in their search for housing next year are in luck - a recently launched website, A2Cribs.com, aggregates available properties for local house hunters using the Google Maps application. The site went live last Wednesday, and received 519 visitors on the first day. Created by three University students for their peers, A2Cribs sorts its collection ofhousinglist- ings by University term and unit type, allowing users to search a specified range of beds and rent prices. Engineer seniors Tim Jones and Evan Dancer and Business senior Jason Okrasin- ski make up the A2Cribs team. The team's idea for the website grew out their own frustrations with stressful Ann Arbor rental ,See WEBSITE, Page 3 U'helps military and service members. The eight-week program is focuses on mental specifically designed to help military spouses prepare or health support cope with the stress of mili- tary deployment. It is open to By MOLLY BLOCK individuals in any stage of the Daily StaffReporter deployment cycle to provide necessary attention and assis- In honor of Veterans Day, tance. the University is supporting Michelle Kees, the leader military spouses and partners of HomeFront Strong, said the during the deployment of their program began after the lead- significant others through ership of the Army National HomeFront Strong - a pro- Guard realized military fami- gram aimed at providing sup- lies needed more resources port to the families of veterans than were originally available. families The umbrella organization Military Support Programs and Networks sponsors HomeFront Strong and similar programs that offer assistance and sup- port for families before, dur- ing and after their significant other's deployment. "Manyoftheprogramsinthe military mental hospital focus exclusively on veterans or ser- vice members and family mem- bers are only seen from mental health services in an ancillary role," Kees said. "They don't receive the spotlight, and with See MILITARY, Page 3 WEATHER HI: 41 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MCHIGA NDAILY.COM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Another attempted home invasion reported. TOMORROW LO: 30 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX NEWS..............2 SPORTS....................5 Vol. CXXIII, No.42 AP NEWS......................3 CLASSIFIEDS................6 t20t2TheMichigantDaily OPINION.....................4 ARTS.. ......,.............7 michigondoily.com 4...........